Ben Affleck was accompanied by a “sober liaison” to and from the set of The Way Back.The film sees Ben star as ex-basketball player Jack Cunningham, who has to battle his alcoholism and other demons when he’s asked to coach the basketball team at his former college.Ben has also struggled with a dependence on alcohol for much of his adult life, and began filming The Way Back while he was in rehab seeking help for his addiction.
In order to ensure the 47-year-old actor didn’t stray from his sober journey, the rehab facility provided Ben with a sober liaison, as his co-star Will Ropp told People.com.“Everybody was very transparent from the beginning that he was in rehab at the beginning of the film,” he said. “He had to have a sober liaison
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